Boardwalk

When Marty Ray Parrish, a 52-year-old Ormond Beach man took a Saturday night stroll on the Flagler Beach boardwalk, he apparantly decided to strut his junk, reports The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Cops say the only thing Parrish wore was a hat. Although witnesses didn't want to get involved, the aresting officer wrote, but Prrish actions "recorded by an in-car camera.” Get the DUHtails at The Daytona Beach News-Journal. More FloriDUH

DEERFIELD BEACH - A tiny park that fronts the Intracoastal is getting a makeover and providing a new waterfront hotspot for the city. Sullivan Park, just north of Hillsboro Boulevard, will gain two playgrounds, an interactive water fountain and a floating dock with equipment rentals and concessions. It will connect to The Cove shopping center by a boardwalk that runs underneath the Hillsboro Boulevard bridge. At the shopping center end of the boardwalk, there will be a new 11,000-square-foot restaurant, developed by Blue Water VIII LLC. The city's Community Redevelopment Agency is going for a "waterfront boardwalk experience," said director Kris Mory.

If you are planning a stroll along the boardwalk in Deerfield Beach this weekend, you may have to sidestep a few obstacles. City officials announced portions of the Deerfield Beach boardwalk and the sidewalk area from Southeast Fourth Street to the North Beach Pavillion at 314 NE 21st Ave., will be temporarily closed for scheduled maintenance. The fix up began at 4 p.m. Wednesday and should be finished by Sunday. All portions of the boardwalk and sidewalk areas are expected to re-open on Monday, officials said.

After about 11 months of reconstruction, the $1.8 million Oceanfront Park boardwalk is ready for visitors. The boardwalk, at 6415 N. Ocean Blvd., was redone using the strong, dense and durable Ipe (pronounced EE-pay) wood. "We have had that wood at Boat Club Park for seven years now and it holds up really well," said Jody Rivers, the city's Recreation and Parks superintendent. She said the old recycled plastic forming the bridge was warped in two ways and had to be replaced because it had become slippery.

Beachgoers can look forward to new boardwalk decking, railings and pavilion roofs in Red Reef Park, and seven brides with weddings booked in the large pavilion don't have to worry. The city is on it. "We're leaving the pavilion the way it is until the last wedding," said parks superintendent Keith Noelk. The $929,859.40 price tag for the work was approved by the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District, which owns the beach park north of Palmetto Park Road. "City Council will do it and send us the bill," executive director Bob Langford said at the Jan. 11 meeting.

BOCA RATON -- Construction will begin on Nov. 1 on a boardwalk at Spanish River Boulevard along the city`s public beach, commissioners of the Greater Boca Raton Beach Tax District learned on Monday. The boardwalk will be made entirely of recycled plastic, the first of its kind in Palm Beach County. It will allow beachgoers to cross from State Road A1A to the beach without trampling the environmentally sensitive dune. Beach Tax District Administrator Bob Langford said a $55,000 contract was awarded to B.K. Marine of Fort Lauderdale to build the boardwalk last spring, but the work was delayed to avoid interfering with the turtle nesting season.

BOCA RATON -- A new boardwalk to the public beach at Spanish River Boulevard will be made of recycled plastic, the Greater Boca Raton Beach Tax District decided on Monday. Jeff Borick, a planner for the Boca Raton Parks and Recreation Department, said the plastic boardwalk will cost $64,000, about $5,000 more than a wooden one. But the plastic is expected to last 40 to 50 years, compared with about 10 years for wood. The state will pay $40,000 of the cost. District and city officials are building the new boardwalk to protect a sand dune that has been trampled by the many visitors to the popular beach.

West Delray The Wakodahatchee Wetlands, on Jog Road north of Atlantic Avenue, is closed to the public while the boardwalk is being repaired. The wetlands are expected to reopen Oct. 25. Splintered and worn boards are being replaced and a nontoxic sealant is being applied, according to the county's Water Utilities Department. The wetlands, normally open from sunrise to sunset, include "constructed" wetlands that mimic the natural water cleansing process of native wetlands to purify highly treated reclaimed wastewater.

One of the area's more senseless disputes should quickly come to an end now that the South Florida Water Management District has agreed to pay for maintaining and patrolling a scenic boardwalk planned for a site on the eastern edge of the Everglades. The 506-foot-long, $250,000 boardwalk is part of a project called the Everglades Buffer Strip, along South Florida's western boundary and encompassing parts of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The land was purchased by the Water Management District to protect the Everglades from encroaching development.

The Hollywood beach Broadwalk is back in the spotlight. It was voted the best boardwalk in Florida by USA Today readers, trouncing the Gulf coast's Pier 60 at Clearwater Beach. The beach-level boardwalk, built in 1926 and extensively renovated in 2008, stretches for 2.5 miles and includes bicycle lanes and a crushed-shell jogging path. In addition, it recently was named one of the top 10 public spaces in America for 2013 by the American Planning Association. hcarney@tribune.com or 954-356-4188

If you are planning a stroll along the boardwalk in Deerfield Beach this weekend, you may have to sidestep a few obstacles. City officials announced portions of the Deerfield Beach boardwalk and the sidewalk area from Southeast Fourth Street to the North Beach Pavillion at 314 NE 21st Ave., will be temporarily closed for scheduled maintenance. The fix up began at 4 p.m. Wednesday and should be finished by Sunday. All portions of the boardwalk and sidewalk areas are expected to re-open on Monday, officials said.

When Marty Ray Parrish, a 52-year-old Ormond Beach man took a Saturday night stroll on the Flagler Beach boardwalk, he apparantly decided to strut his junk, reports The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Cops say the only thing Parrish wore was a hat. Although witnesses didn't want to get involved, the aresting officer wrote, but Prrish actions "recorded by an in-car camera.” Get the DUHtails at The Daytona Beach News-Journal. More FloriDUH

Nature lovers in West Boynton and West Delray were worried that an announced closure of the Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands was permanent. But local bird watchers and trail walkers can relax. The June 8 and 9 closing is for needed maintenance to the 1-1/2-mile boardwalk that winds around 100 acres of wetlands at the nature center, officials said. "I saw the sign and was worried because last year they almost shut it down for good," said Mila Schwartz, a seasonal resident who visits the center often when in town.

Fishermen, kayakers and anyone interested in a waterside stroll now have a new way to get close to the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County . The county on Wednesday unveiled new waterfront public amenities at the Snook Islands Natural Area. The attractions include a fishing pier, boat docks, a kayak and canoe launch as well as nearly 600 feet of boardwalk stretching over the Lake Worth Lagoon. At the end of the boardwalk is a covered platform with benches meant for watching everything from wading birds to manatees.

Change orders have upped the cost of the new Spanish River Athletic Field and Sports Complex by more than $2 million. And replacing the boardwalks in Red Reef Park and a pavilion in James A. Rutherford Park will cost taxpayers more than expected, too. There's money available for the park increases because the project came in way under the original $14.5 million budgeted, said Arthur Koski, the attorney for the Greater Boca Raton Beach &...

A wisecracking vulture and some singing cats don't quite compare with re-creations of the Eiffel Tower and the entire city of New York. But then, Atlantic City's Vegas-inspired makeover is far from finished. Up and down the Boardwalk _ and beyond _ construction crews are performing more face lifts than you'll see in the alumnae section of the Miss America Pageant (which made its 76th annual appearance in Convention Hall last month). Like the pageant, which has evolved into somewhat more than a beauty contest, Atlantic City itself is doing some serious updating.

POMPANO BEACH -- Mayor Nate Braverman berated the city`s Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday for planning an advertiser-subsidized boardwalk at the Seafood Festival on May 12-13. He demanded the issue be added to the City Commission meeting agenda next week, resurrecting a longstanding feud over the city`s financial involvement in the annual beachfront event. "This is going to be one long billboard on our beach," Braverman said at Tuesday`s commission meeting. "I hope there`s not going to be `Buy Trojans` on there."

Kayakers, water taxi passengers and manatees alike now have easier access to Palm Beach County 's newly restored section of the Juno Dunes Natural Area near Jupiter. A recently completed $2 million improvement project created six boat slips, a floating dock and 225-foot boardwalk along the western edge of the Juno Dunes Natural Area. It also includes 4 acres of newly planted mangroves and 3 acres for new sea grass beds intended to become a haven for manatees, wading birds and other wildlife.

Work began Thursday on a boardwalk, fishing pier and floating docks that will give residents and visitors access to the water near the Snook Islands Natural Area along the Intracoastal Waterway. The $2 million project is scheduled to be completed in January. Key features include: A 545-foot boardwalk leading from the northwest side of the Lake Avenue Bridge to the southernmost island of the natural area. The boardwalk will end with a covered observation platform. A 580-foot fishing pier on the north side of the Lake Avenue Bridge.